Mall of America is the nation's largest shopping and entertainment destination featuring over 520 stores, 60 restaurants, Nickelodeon Universe theme park, SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium, The LEGO store, FlyOver America, Crayola Experience, The Escape Game, and Moose Mountain Adventure Golf + Black Light Mini Golf are also fun-filled attractions. Plus there's no sales tax on clothing or shoes!
Hip Uptown is full of buzzy gastropubs and fashionable bistros, as well as stores and independent boutiques selling contemporary designer clothing, vintage garb, furnishings and locally made gifts. The classic Uptown Theatre screens indie and foreign movies and has a bar. Nearby, walking and cycling paths encircle Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles.
You’re in the middle of it, the heart of downtown—and lucky for you it’s not all office buildings and government centers. The Central Business District has high-quality dining options, a thriving nightlife that includes a whole block of theater venues, and of course the famous skyway system that’ll make you forget all about the subzero temperature outside. Conveniently, some of downtown’s best hotels are here in the thick of it, meaning many days of amusement can be planned without stepping a toe into a car.